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• OCHU V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (2011)→

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  Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division

  Judgment date

  30 March 2010

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• ODETAYO V. BAMIDELE (2007)→

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  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  11 May 2007

  Summary of Odetayo v. Bamidele (2007) detailing the judgment on land jurisdiction, retrial orders, and legal principles established by the Supreme Court of NIG.

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